Legal Opinion
Connecticut College v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 10, 1960No. 15023_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
Mary Williams Crozier, a resident of the District of Columbia, died August 2, 1955. Her last will and testament, which she had executed May 10, 1948, 1 was admitted to probate October 19,1955. Among its provisions are the following:
“Second. I give and bequeath to the United States of America the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) upon condition that within five years after the date • of my death the United States will authorize to be built and will build on the West Point Military Reservation at West Point in the State of New York, on a site south…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Barton v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1849
- President and Fellows of Harvard College v. JewettCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1925
- In re the Estate of CostaloNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- Burns v. ClarkNew York Supreme Court · 1862
- Hicks Memorial Christian Ass'n v. LockeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
3Cited by11 opinions
- Howard Savings Inst. of Newark v. PeepSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- Superior Beverage Co. v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
- In re the Estate of HawleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961
- Kolb v. City of Storm LakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 2007
- In re the United States ex rel. Smithsonian InstitutionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1980
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